Green Bay Packers DT Mike Daniels (hip) is expected to play in Week 2's game against the Atlanta Falcons. He was listed as questionable on the injury report but participated in all three practice sessions during the week.

Green Bay Packers DE Mike Daniels signed a four-year, $42 million extension Monday, Dec. 14. He'll receive $22 million in the first 15 months of the deal and a $12 million signing bonus, according to a source.

Green Bay Packers DT Mike Daniels is focused on football this offseason, not the fact that he's in the final year of his contract. "That's just a distraction," Daniels said. "I'm here to play football. I'm here to get better. I'm here to watch film, re-learn the defense, get bigger, faster, stronger."

Green Bay Packers DT Mike Daniels wants the team to be mean in 2014. "If something has to be said, I'm going to say it," Daniels said after a minicamp practice. "If somebody has a problem with it, we're grown men. We play a violent game. We get paid to be violent. So why not? If you deck somebody in the locker room because you have a disagreement, there's not going to be any sensitivity training.
"It's a barbaric sport. So that's how you're going to have to approach it. I'm tired of getting our face punched in by other teams. I'm not used to that."

Green Bay Packers DE Datone Jones and DT Mike Daniels will tandem as the primary inside pass rushers in the nickel package. Jones would like to be a three-down player, but he has not carved out a role in obvious run situations. By his own admission, Jones relied too much on his quickness and athleticism last season rather than using his power. This year, he plans to attack offensive linemen with his strength in an effort improve upon his 3.5-sack rookie season.

Green Bay Packers DT Mike Daniels is getting praise from teammates as he continues to have a strong season. "If he keeps this up he's a guy that can be one of the top guys rushing inside," said guard T.J. Lang. "He's got leverage and he's a strong (expletive), and he's quick, too. He's tough to block.
"He's coming 100 miles an hour every single play. He's been doing a hell of a job for us."